Archive for November, 2005

Ratings for Content on Cell Phones

Thursday, November 10th, 2005

The cell phone industry is looking to add a ratings system for content for multimedia devices available over wireless phone networks. These measures will also give parents tools to prevent minors from accessing adult content. Ratings will be two-tier, and fall into either a "Generally Accessible Carrier Content" or "Restricted ...

Nokia sued by Qualcomm over building blocks of GSM

Monday, November 7th, 2005

Nokia, which is the world's largest handset maker, has recently been sued by Qualcomm over GSM Technology. GSM, which is the prevailing format for cell phones, has sold over 1.8 billion units since inception. The lawsuit also mentions data formats EDGE and GPSR. All told, 11 ...

Nokia says SmartPhone market will double in 2006

Friday, November 4th, 2005

According to Reuters, Nokia has announced that the SmartPhone market will double in 2006. This is on top of already impressive sales in 2005, so the cell phone maker expects big things for its' more intelligent phones. "I am comfortable in saying that we expect the market for convergence devices ...

Sprint partners with Cable Companies to provide Wireless

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005

Sprint has penned a deal with some major cable companies to offer cellular services to their end users. Comcast (a division of Time Warner) , Cox Communications and Advance/ Newhouse are going to contribute 100 million towards this initiative to get more wireless customers under their brand names. Sprint is ...

Nokia is not happy about sales of its’ N-Gage cell phone

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005

It appears that Nokia's N'Gage phone is not selling well.. Nokia had expected to see a very positive public response from N'Gage, and so far numbers are well short of plans. N'Gage, which is Nokia's gaming system for cell phones, was originally released in 2002. Nokia's plans for ...

Best ways to choose a cell phone plan

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005

Here's a release about choosing a cell phone. It also goes into some detail about choosing cellular plans. Hopefully, you'll enjoy the article, and it will help you make your cell phone purchase.

Lawsuit against ex-President settled by Motorola

Tuesday, November 1st, 2005

Motorola settled an $11.5 million lawsuit it filed on their Ex-President, Mike Zafirovski. The company and Zafirovski were at odds over his new job at Nortel Networks. According to a news story: Motorola said the settlement "reaffirms Zafirovski's obligations to protect Motorola's trade secrets and confidential information." It also includes ...